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N10624 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M46 Steel

N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M46 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10624 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M46 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
800 to 2300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1520
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
33
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
27 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24 to 48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 10
3.7 to 4.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 5.0 to 8.0
70 to 73.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 21 to 25
8.0 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 53.9 to 68
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.0 to 3.3